Recent content by Greenbriar

Still waiting on two orders... And I'm just right down the road, so no shipping involved. I'm not too worried about it, unless some of the parts go NLA before they get them...

I'll second the additional pair of hands, or a good trans jack or homemade adapter plate. I'm only 155lbs, and I did mine without either, but it was dangerous and very difficult. I wouldn't do it again, but there's no turning back once you get it loose! Getting out from under it (the TC)...

Does anybody have any experience with the new(ish) textured Avery vinyl? I'm thinking about trying it out, but I'm worried about it tearing on limbs where you'd normally just get a pinstripe on the paint. I ordered a bunch of small pieces (not all textured or Avery) to test it out, since I've...

Decatur Toyota normally has 25% off of list price. This deal was another 25% off that...

3yrs and 80k miles on mine, still good. (ARP Supra studs)

So, my leaky windshield has gotten worse, and I finally gave in and decided to do something about it. I've spent too much time on this thing to have it rusting out from the inside. Inspection revealed that it was installed dry (without any adhesive or sealant). It looks to be only leaking...

Dumb question, but is the oil level full/correct? I've had mine bound up pretty steep a few times, and not had issue...

Pictures do funny stuff, but zooming in on nothing but the end of the housing in the first picture sure looks like it's bent to me...

Mount it far enough back that the roof puts the hood in it's shadow.

Same here. Significantly more friction than stock, and the dust to go with it, if that matters...

The other thing you can do to check it at home, if you're doing the disassembly: Strip the head completely (while off the motor), pulling the springs and valves etc., leaving nothing but the head. Lay each cam back in place with a drop or two of oil on the journals, without the caps. They...

You won't know about the head until it's off. Have the machinist check it for flat. If it needs more than a few thousandths, it can be cut, but any cut will put the cam journals off from straight the same amount once the head is torqued on (and they're long on these heads, obviously). If it's...

I'm not familiar with the model you've got, but if you've got an empty reserve tank, that would be a decent way to add some extra weight (fill it up)... I'll second the seat option too. My stock seat is as hard as a race seat at this point, and transmits every bump in the road. It's the only...

You said "repaired the oil cooler". Do you mean new o-rings and gaskets? If the heat exchanger itself busted/cracked it would pump full pressure oil into the coolant. Used to run into this a lot on heavy diesels. I looked them up when I did my overhaul, and they were crazy high (maybe around...

Do .45cal bullet holes count? (I'm the one that plugged it with spent brass...)